Hong Kong employers don’t care about leadership

Also don't formally assess employee leadership potential.

A survey by recruitment firm Hudson reveals that 61% of Hong Kong employers don't formally assess leadership, the highest percentage in Asia Pacific.

Hudson said the lack of formal assessment makes it difficult to understand current capability where gaps exist and how leadership can be improved. The survey involved 327 employers in Hong Kong,

Hudson also found out that 39.5% of respondents perceive the greatest shortcoming of leadership as poor people management followed by poor change management at 19.0%.

A lack of clear vision and direction is cited as the most likely reason for a leader to derail in an organization (29.4%), followed by poor collaboration within an organization, according to survey results.

Poor collaboration (20.8%) is also seen as a greater issue in Hong Kong than in any other country surveyed. In addition, survey results show that the best leaders develop a vision and inspire people to buy-in to it (62.7%).

"Employees are looking for leaders to be able to understand and guide them through a complex environment, and this can only be achieved by having close relationships, understanding what is happening within the business and altering course through consultative decision-making," said Tony Pownall, general manager, Hudson Hong Kong.